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2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 — STRUCTURE:BODY

crash · 1180720 · 2015-05-06

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO 1500
Year
2014
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Miles at failure
19,259
Speed
55 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

MY 84 YEAR OLD FATHER HIT A DEER ON THE RIGHT FRONT BUMPER OF HIS 2014 CHEVY SILVERADO LTZ GOING 55 MPH ON OCTOBER 30, 2014. ALL OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED EXCEPT FOR THE DRIVERS AIR BAG. THE DRIVERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. IN ADDITION TO THE DRIVERS AIR BAG NOT DEPLOYING, THERE WAS STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BUMPER. MY FATHER TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO JAMES WOOD MOTORS DECATUR, 2111 S HWY 287, DECATUR, TX 76234, TO GET AN ESTIMATE ON REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. THEY TALKED HIM INTO TRADING HIS 2014 CHEVY SILVERADO LTZ WRECKED VEHICLE FOR A 2015 CHEVY SILVERADO LTZ. [XXX] TOLD MY FATHER THAT THEY WOULD BE SALVAGING THE VEHICLE, OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, AND THEY ENCOURAGED HIM TO TRADE IN HIS WRECKED VEHICLE BECAUSE THE TRADE IN VALUE WOULD BE AFFECTED BY THE CRASH. KEEP IN MIND THAT MY FATHER HAD A LONG RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM WITH TRADING IN VEHICLES FOR NEWER ONES AND THEY KNEW THAT MY FATHER WAS VERY CONCERNED WITH THE TRADE-IN VALUE OF HIS VEHICLE. THEY NEVER DISCUSSED WITH MY FATHER THE FACT THAT THE DRIVERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TODAY, I RAN A CAR FAX CHECK ON MY FATHER'S CRASHED VEHICLE AND THE REPORT SHOWS: NO ACCIDENTS REPORTED, NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE REPORTED, NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT REPORTED. ALSO, THE CAR FAX REPORT SHOWS A NEW OWNER FROM GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, THAT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON 3-36-2015. I THINK IT'S OUTRAGEOUS THAT JAMES WOOD MOTORS DECATUR TOOK ADVANTAGE OF MY FATHER BECAUSE OF HIS AGE, ENCOURAGED HIM TO TRADE IN HIS WR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10715038
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